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Overview

Massive spa, numerous activities and tasty cuisine

While all-inclusive, it is expensive to stay here

Located along the Colorado River and less than 22 miles northwest of downtown Austin, the Lake Austin Spa Resort is one of the area's most luxurious resorts. And according to recent guests, this property is just as relaxing as it is opulent (and warrants the commute back and forth from the downtown area). The LakeHouse Spa offers a wide menu of treatments that are sure to help relax your body and mind, while resort activities like yoga, boating and hiking will entice you to get outside and get moving. And guest rooms offer the perfect amount of peace and quiet, boasting private porches, soaking tubs, fresh-cut flowers, complimentary Wi-Fi and Egyptian cotton linens. Lake Austin Spa Resort also receives high praise for its healthy (and yes, very tasty) cuisine. And while room rates are on the pricier side, this is an all-inclusive resort, so all meals, beverages and activities are included.

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Nineteen waterfront acres house everything one could ever wish for at a destination spa: with hundreds of classes (fitness, cooking, gardening) and spa treatments to choose from, the hardest decision you'll make during your stay is how to fit it all in.

The Lake Austin Spa Resort offers a relaxing oasis surrounded by 19 acres of rolling hills, organic gardens and local foliage. Designed to create a stress-free setting, the all-inclusive rate includes healthy meals, fitness activities and special programs. Situated in Texas Hill Country, the resort offers a spa, wildlife trails, outdoor fitness options and water activities, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Austin.

The all-inclusive Lake Austin Spa Resort serves three daily meals prepared by executive chef Stéphane Beaucamp. The resort’s cuisine focuses on healthy gourmet dishes, featuring French inspirations blended with local influences. All meals are served in the Dining Room, along with lunch and snacks served in the resort's Aster Café.

The resort’s 25,000-square-foot LakeHouse Spa offers more than 100 treatments along with salon services in its 30 indoor and outdoor treatment rooms. The resort spa includes a junior Olympic-length lap pool, plus an outdoor pool and hot tubs surrounded by 2 acres of gardens. There are separate men’s and women’s locker rooms and wet areas with hot tubs, saunas and steam rooms. Healing treatments including aromatherapy, ayurveda, moortherapy, hydrotherapy and thalassotherapy.

Aster Café provides lunch and snacks in the LakeHouse Spa

Spa is open daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Guests getting treatments on a Friday or Saturday that cost less than $300 will be charged an additional $25 facility fee

The resort welcomes pets in its Garden Cottages for a $300 nonrefundable fee, with prior approval. There is a Yappy Hour from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. with wine and cheese for the adults and homemade dog treats for the animals. There's also dog training classes available, pet photo sessions, canine massages, animal-themed movies and more.